#Akkaraipattu (Tamil: அக்கரைப்பற்று, Sinhala: අක්කරපත්තුව) is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka.

Akkaraipattu is located on the east coast of Sri Lanka in the Eastern Province. The Akkaraipattu town ship is located approximately 350 km east of Colombo. The main junction in the urban center of Akkaraipattu is located at the latitude and longitude coordinates of 7°13'06.02 North and 81°50'58.91 East.

The city is strategically located, just south of the center of the eastern coastline and has good links via the Siyambalanduwa - Damana - Ampara Road (A25) and the Colombo-Ratnapura-Wellawaya-Batticaloa Road (A4).

Akkaraipattu acts as an agro-economic hub with vast extents of paddy field surrounding the township.Akkaraipattu area covers 48.36 km2. The UDA declared Urban Development Area of Akkaraipattu includes Akkaraipattu Municipal Council (AMC), which covers 5.07 km2 and include 23 GN Divisions of Akkaraipattu Municipal Council and five GNDs from the Pradeshiya Sabha area.

Education and religion are considered as important factors among the local people. Educating the children is considered as the primary job every parent. Due to this reason, there are a large number of highly educated people who perform well in their respective fields

HEALTH:(Source)

·Medical Center

Medical Center

Location

Telephone / Fax

Akkaraipattu Base Hospital

Main Street, Akkaraipattu

Tel. 0672277213. Fax 0672277346

Jai Medical Centre

Akkaraipattu

Nursing Home

Main Street, Akkaraipattu

Genius Hospital

AVV Road, Akkaraipattu - 01

+94672277322

Akkaraipattu Nursing Home

Main Street, AKkaraipattu

District Hospital – Akkaraipattu

Akkaraipattu – Varuppattanchenai Rd, Akkaraipattu

·Pharmacies:

There are 25 pharmacies in #Akkaraipattu. Here are details of few of them. Might you require medicine outside of their opening times, it is advisable to go to one of the hospitals whose pharmacies are open .

Pharmacies

Location

Telephone / Fax

Openinng Hours

SMS PHARMACY

Main Street, Akkaraipattu

Monday to SUN day:

8.00 AM to 10 .30 PM

SUN PHARMACY

AKKARAIPATTU

POTTUVIL ROAD,

AKKARAIPAATU

Everyday:

8AM to 8 PM

TRAINS:

There are daily trains between Colombo and Batticaloa. The journey takes 8 to 9 hours. The train stops in Valaichchenai, where you can get down to reach Passikudah and Kalkudah.

From Colombo to Batticaloa: you can take either the morning train at 6.10AM, or the night train at 7.15PM.

From Batticaloa to Colombo: you have the choice between the day train which starts at 7.15AM and the night train that leaves at 8.15PM.

The tickets have to be bought directly in the train station. The rates are between 230 Rs (3rd class ticket) and 760 Rs (1st class ticket). You can also book tickets in advance from the railway station of your departure to get a “sleeperette”, i.e. an adjustable seat.

More information about the Sri Lankan Railways can be found on the following website: http://railway.gov.lk/web/index.php?lang=en. The train schedule can be checked on the following page: http://eservices.railway.gov.lk/schedule/homeAction.action?lang=en

BUSSES:

·Public Buses:

Public buses to reach Akkaraipattu from other main cities of Sri Lanka are gathered in the following chart:

From to Akkaraipattu

Time of Departure

Duration of travel

Colombo

7PM, 8:30PM

Around 9 hours

Badulla

6AM, 12PM

Around 6 hours

Jaffna

5AM, 7AM

Around 11 hours

KALMUNAI

5AM to 7PM

1 Hours

Passikudah

7AM

3 Hours

Pottuvil

6AM

Around 3.5 hours

Trincomalee

6 50 AM, 12PM

Around 5 hours

Vavuniya

7AM,

Around 9 hours

Public buses starting from AKKARAIPATTU to other main cities of Sri Lanka are gathered in the following chart. Public buses start from the Main Bus Stand, situated on SAGAMA,POTTUVIL ROAD Junction in AKKARAIPAATTU. As time schedule for the public buses might change from time to time, you can call the Main Bus stand at the following number to get confirmation about your time of departure: